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Two racially motivated Zoom-bombings happened on Monday, targeting diversity events. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 9:54 PM EST February 16, 2021
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Penn State University Police said they are investigating a racially motivated Zoom-bombing, which is when an unwanted person crashes a Zoom video call.
Students said the man was dressed as former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin and re-enacted the killing of George Floyd.
Students said he then showed graphic, vulgar videos; University police are now looking for the man. It felt violating for sure. I was just sitting there and like, I guess in the moment, I was just like in shock, Penn State University sophomore Abby Frantz said.
Penn State police investigate racially motivated Zoom-bombings
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Penn State University Police are investigating two racially motivated “Zoom-bombings” that targeted two separate diversity events held Monday.
The unwanted hijacking of a Zoom video conference call at the two different events held at University Park and Penn State Brandywine are the latest of similar incidents under investigation by the University Police and Public Safety’s Criminal Investigations Unit and Penn State’s Office of Information Security.
In both instances, the Zoom-bomber was dressed as a police officer while displaying what appears to be a firearm, Penn State officials said in a press release.
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By Matt DiSanto and Geoff Rushton
Penn State University Police and Public Safety is investigating after a “Zoom bombing” incident on Monday night in which an unidentified individual joined a virtual diversity event at University Park and directed hate speech and “horrific” gestures at guests.
A similar incident occurred during an online diversity event at Penn State Brandywine on Monday night, according to the university.
Both attacks come a little more than two weeks after dozens of unauthorized users joined a
Penn State Black Caucus event on Zoom and directed racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic hate speech and gestures at participants.